Whining, Wine-ing & Winning

Becoming a stay-at-home mom can turn a Target run into the social event of the week. Even when your kid’s behavior isn’t behavioring.

A cloudy day with no pool plans has me putting on mascara, making my daughter look cute, grabbing a pink drink, and acting like we’re headed to the mall instead of Walmart.

I do use Amazon for stuff, but that’s dangerous too. I’ll go on there for dry shampoo and somehow end up buing a swimsuit, toddler pool crap, and something labeled “lightning deal ending in 4 minutes” even though I didn’t need it in the first place.

My daughter also says hi to every person we walk past like she’s running for public office. She even says hi to the Teddy Grahams so I don’t forget she wants them. So even if I leave my list at home, she’s got her priorities handled.

Walmart is good for people watching. Target is where I pretend I have my life together. Target requires a shower, decent clothes, and maybe a little makeup. Walmart lets you roll in looking like you survived a small house fire and nobody blinks twice or notices you accidentally have on two different shoes.

Will I spend more money going inside the store instead of ordering online? Probably. Did I leave with things that were not on my list…yup.

Of course every magical little outing eventually ends with a Walmart toddler meltdown over a ball she already owns at home. Karsyn put on one hell of a performance today, so if that ends up becoming a Facebook reel later…mind your business.